72390 Helena-West Helena, AR is located in the Mississippi Delta in Phillips County. The city has a strong sense of community and rich history. Politically, the area leans Democratic, with around 66 percent of registered voters identifying as Democrats in 2020. The local elected officials are Mayor Jay Hollowell, Council Members Wanda Copeland, Bruce Lockett, Kenneth Payton, Gloria Flake and Robert Martin Jr., as well as District Judge Willie Clay Sr. These leaders work to ensure a strong future for 72390 Helena-West Helena by improving infrastructure and promoting economic growth. They also advocate for important social issues such as healthcare access and state funding for public schools. With a diverse set of perspectives represented on the governing body, 72390 Helena-West Helena has seen steady progress over recent years that will continue to benefit its residents for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 72390 (Helena-West Helena, AR) is moderately liberal.
Phillips County, AR is moderately liberal. In Phillips County, AR 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 38.7%.
Phillips county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 72390 (Helena-West Helena, AR) is moderately liberal.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Phillips County, Arkansas is moderately liberal.
Helena-West Helena Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Arkansas is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 72390 (Helena-West Helena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $8,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)